Toscana Soup Like Olive Garden

When kale is abundant and cooler fall temps set in, I love to make up a batch of Toscana soup like Olive Garden (Zuppa Toscana :-)). It's a hearty soup featuring sausage, bacon, potatoes, cream and kale. I like to pair it up with freshly baked crusty French bread – so good! The biggest difference between homemade Toscana soup and the commercial version is that the homemade version is much more substantial. I like to cut my ingredients into bite sized pieces instead of pea sized bits. I received this recipe from a friend years ago. (Thanks, Gregg.)

This soup also freezes and reheats well – if you have any leftovers. (You may want to make a double batch.) In addition to Toscana soup, we also make homemade chicken and gnocchi soup. My husband prefers the Toscana soup, my boys prefer the chicken and gnocchi.

Add chicken broth, water and potatoes. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer for 25 minutes until potatoes are tender. Stir in kale, cream and sausage. Cook for five more minutes. Serve warm. Freezes and reheats well. Serves 6-10, depending on how hungry they are and if you serve it alone or with other items like a salad.

Add chicken broth, water and potatoes. Bring to a boil; reduce heat to medium and simmer for 25 minutes until potatoes are tender. Stir in kale, cream and sausage. Cook for five more minutes. Serve warm.

Notes

Freezes and reheats well. Serves 6-10, depending on how hungry they are and if you serve it alone or with other items like a salad.

Your Olive Garden Style Toscona Soup recipe looks absolutely delicious. I make a low calorie version since I have to be calorie conscious. I use replace the cream, bacon and Italian sausage with evaporated skim milk, canadian bacon and turkey Italian sausage.